Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-15
ANXIOUS TO rUNNELL BOSTON.
The Scheme of the Street Railroad
 and West End i.atfd C6mnauf.

The Scheme of the Street Railroads
 and West End Land Company.
 BosToN, April 14.-The committee on street railways this morning renewed the
 hearing as to granting authority to the
 West End street railway to consolidate with other companies of Boston to construct
 tunnels, etc. Henry D. Hyde appeared for the company. He reviewed the recent his tory of Boston street railroads, including the consolidation of some of the roads, and then considered the difficulties caused by the frequent horse car blockades which the
 Boston aldermen last year tried Intellectually to remove. One means of relief that it was felt could be furnished was to find another which would enable parties to reach down town. The efforts to obtain such a location from tho board of aldermen were described
 Mir. Hyde saying that all the locations which have been granted to the West End or su- burban companies have received the unani- nous vote of the whole board of aldermen and that when the Beacon street location was partly granted it was understood that an ap- plication would be made to the legislature for relief by means of 8 tunnel. Mir. Hyde indicated as possible routes for tunnels from Charles and Cam bridge streets, from the corner of Bacon and Charles street, from Park Square and from the Northern depots to central station. Thomas Doane, city engin- for tunnels. MT. Hyde gave as the combined capital stock of the Metropolitan, Consoli- dated, South Boston and Cambridge $6, ,4OO,- 900 at par. It was not expected that with the consolidation there would be any increase of capital stock. It was only proposed that there should be limit enough to enable them to even up with the different roads and the different market value of the stock. It was proposed to issue preferred stock to exchange for common stock of the roads, limiting the dividends to five per cent. The. stock ex- changed was to be placed with trust com pany. Henry M. Whitney, president of the company, went over the different steps taken by the company from the laying out of Beacon street in Brookline to the arranging for transportation of the whole city. He said the late Judge Russell, chairman of the railroad commission, was consulted and he was in entire sympathy with their plans. For the purpose of developing the West End railroad the whole property of the West End Land company would be transferred to it and the company would have backing in value larger than that of any railroad in the State. The tunnel system, said MT. Whitney, is the alternative for elevated railroads, for the people will not long submit to the present inadequate means of transportation. All that is asked is just the same rights that have been granted to others. The right to build tunnels must be granted to someone. and if it is given to these peti- tioners they will call in the assistance of the most skillful engineers and submit to the public will in the location. The only way to overcome this difficulty in the problem of transportation is by the consolidation which we ask MT. Hyde stated that the West End Land company owned majority of the stock of the Metropolitan, South Boston aud Cam
 bridge companies and that the West End railroad is to be built by the Land company.